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Old 07-24-2014, 06:42 PM   #1
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Default Twitter account shames 'D-bag' Calgary parkers

https://twitter.com/DBagParkingYYC

http://metronews.ca/news/calgary/110...-social-media/
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All of these and many more are what Brian LaBelle would classify as “D-bag” park jobs — and he has full intentions of shaming the folks responsible online.

A certified child and youth counsellor in Edmonton, LaBelle first launched a Facebook and Twitter account to call attention to poor parking in his hometown earlier this month.

But then he started getting inundated with photos from Calgary as well. It wasn’t long before @DBagParkingYYC was born.

“It started out with us just wanting to make fun of people,” LaBelle said. “But we’ve gotten quite a few people telling us, ‘I re-parked my car three times today because i was worried about ending up on this website.’

“So, there are people that are changing their habits and paying attention to it out of fear of having their vehicle posted.”
Troy McLeod, outgoing head of the Calgary Parking Authority, said he’s not sure public shaming is a useful tool, unless word of the infraction gets back to the guilty driver.
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